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Betty Thatcher { Becomes Bride « Of John Danley «ms The wedding of Miss Betty w ale Thatcher and John Danley both of ti ms Lafayette, Ind., was an event of oi Monday afternoon, in the First urt Presbyterian Church of Mat toon. ' E^ee The Rev. Dr. Horace Batchelor c [rs. received the vows in the Christinas tor setting of red poinsettias, white ^ chrysanthemums, red carnations. ^ re and tall white candelabra holding rf ’: lighted tapers. Approximately 165 3r.’ relatives and friends were in- at-tendance, many of them from La- Ph fRJ’€ttc-Mrs. Charles Maycda of Aurora, ' [Qm a sorority sister of the bride, sang 5t* “Through the Years” before the bridal party entered, and ‘The Lord's Prayer” at the conclusion of B r, the rites. Mrs. A. D. Williams M . ^ played the accompaniments and ^ |ltj the other traditional bridal music. MMrs. Robert G. Lane of Mattoon al .. was matron of honor, and Miss M Helen Danley of Lafayette, a sis- A1 .v ter of the groom, was bridesmaid.* * They wore ballerina length dresses ef green taffeta with the bateau \* necklines outlined with folds of ^ green velvet. The fitted bodices were fashioned with long waists, and the skirts were gathered at the [7 sides of the center panels. They . ’ carried arrangements of white and red carnations, g’ Robert G. Lane of this city ser-‘ ved Mr. Danley as best man. Two cousins of the bride, Dick Smith of Indianapolis and Donn Smith of ‘f* Oxford, O., Dale Roudebush and 'jj Charles Kemble of Lafayette were ; the ushers.*e Carl A. Thatcher escorted his daughter to the altar. Her floor length dress of white lace and tulle had a bodice of the lace with a high V neckline accented with a winged collar. The long fitted sleeves came to points over the d hands, and the bouffant tulle skirt d had wide panels of lace in the front b and the back. Her short veil fell from a lace and tulle half hat en-h crusted with pearls. She carried _ sprays of anthurium with vivid d flowers and large green leaves.After the church service, the guests were received in Friendship . Hall which was decorated in the y Christmas motif, with holly and d candles flanking the three tieredwedding cake, topped with a wed-. ding bell, on the bride’s table, j Assisting at the reception were 5 Miss Susan Smith of Indianapolis, Miss Phyllis Clark of Lafayette,*3 Mrs. Phil Jeffries of Evansville and Mrs. Robert Woods of Indian-l' apolis.,J Mr. and Mrs. Danley left for a c wedding trip to the gulf coast, ' s after which they will be at home at t 133 S. Ellsworth Ave., West Lafay- wa j‘ ette, Ind. «wMrs. Danley is the daughter of sat Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Thatcher ol ea« 12 Elm Ridge and Lake Mattoon. pCl She was graduated from Mattoon w0 High School and the University of y01 Illinois and is a member of Sigma “ ] Kappa social sorority. She has been 1g e engaged in work with the Girl 39’ i- Scouts organization in Lafayette. I e Mr. Danley is a son of Mrs. Al- t0 liene Danley and Chester Danley, is both of Lafayette. He is a graduate « [- of Jefferson High School and has w completed three years of service in d the U. S. Air Force. At present he 1** is enrolled at Purdue university Mr s. where he is studying to become a p c »- civil engineer. * ;a
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Daily Journal Gazette
Mattoon, Illinois, US
Mon, Dec 27, 1965
Page 4
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